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We probably should cancel next year
This is what you want as a program; now BU can sell this to the next assistants he looks to hire on.
Me too....I know you got some good news too...wanna share?Welcome back 0440...wish you brought better news with you.
Not sure I understand what you mean...
DICKnaggie
- Champaign
No. This is what you want from a program that has been proven successful over time. This is the opposite of what you want from a program that has been in the dumps for a decade and recently emerged with the people being poached.
BU did say "We are in a good place" - in his last presser. But, I thought it related to recruiting. He must have been aware of this development too.
Can I at least get a fake rally tonight in some form?
Not sure if this is Illinois based/sourced problem. It has become an Illinois problem for sure, for the time being at least
Wonder if AM is part of the package
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Damn, that is disappointing. I am obviously biased, but I think what OA has accomplished here is more impressive and rewarding than recruiting talent to Kentucky, and I wouldn't leave for anything but a head coaching job if I were in his shoes. Obviously, I am not.
illiniswish09
- Northwest Suburbs
Man we were just starting to take off... whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy ughhhhhhhh
Future Walk-On
- Peoria, IL
Am I the only one concerned that Curbelo and Melendez follow, Kofi doesn’t come back, and Plummer changes his mind because of this?
This could really suck !!!.
This could really suck !!!.
This board reads like a jr. high girls diary. My lord some people need to get a grip. If we lose a couple of assistant coaches JW and BU will get the next best thing out there. Have some faith!!
What, you want multiple assistants to leave for assistant positions at another school? You want to sell assistants on the idea that if they pay their dues here they can take the same position somewhere better? Sorry, but I think we deserve to aim a little higher than that. Did people say stuff like this when Self left for KU? I'd agree if they were getting head coaching positions, but that's not the case here
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So when underwood got here in 2017 he made 2 pretty good hires, now with some on court success shouldn't we expect at least decent hires?
Right? Podziemski literally picked us over Kentucky, Melendez is Antigua’s guy, Storr is Coleman’s guy, Payne is Antigua’s guy, Curbelo (sweet lord, stay with us). From an outsider’s perspective with no inside information, this has the potential to absolutely gut us.
DICKnaggie
- Champaign
I agree with this take. His brand is enhanced more by building us than going back to UK. I wonder if it was marketed to him in this way or if it was just pure $$$ (or something else)? Time will tell, but it truly is a bummer.Damn, that is disappointing. I am obviously biased, but I think what OA has accomplished here is more impressive and rewarding than recruiting talent to Kentucky, and I wouldn't leave for anything but a head coaching job if I were in his shoes. Obviously, I am not.
I don't think it will affect Curbelo, Plummer, Melendez, Curbelo know what's instore for him this year, and the three of them are very excited to bring that Puerto Rico connection for fans in the island, and they also all love underwood, at least for this year, but it could affect the Puerto Rico pipeline down the road although I hope not.
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